INSTITUTE INDEX: Southern states lag in census participation outreach

North Carolina is one of only five Southern states to have established a Complete Count Commission, seen here, to ensure a full and accurate census count in 2020. (Photo from the N.C. Department of Administration website.)

Number of U.S. residents at risk of not being counted in the 2020 census, the nation's first-ever digital count, according to the Urban Institute's estimates: 4,064,600

According to a George Washington University study, amount of federal aid a state could lose over the next decade for each person not counted: $19,500

Total amount California has proposed to invest "toward strategies and activities that will help ensure an accurate and successful" 2020 census count: $154.3 million

Amount Illinois is spending to ensure a complete count next year: $29 million

In comparison, amount Georgia allocated in the 2019-2020 fiscal year budget to the state's Complete Count committee, which aims to increase community outreach to encourage full participation in the 2020 census: $1.5 million

Number of states where Complete Count committees have been created: 27

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Sarah Moore is an intern with the Institute for Southern Studies. She is pursuing bachelor's degrees in political science and gender and women's history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.